Brand
Fishman is a leading manufacturer of acoustic amplification products, including pickups, preamps, and amplifiers, known for their innovative designs and high-quality sound. Founded in 1981 by Larry Fishman, the company has established itself as a trusted name in the acoustic music industry, providing musicians with tools to amplify and enhance the natural sound of acoustic instruments.
Among Fishman’s product lineup, their acoustic guitar pickups stand out as some of the most popular and widely used in the world. From under-saddle pickups to soundhole pickups and microphone systems, Fishman pickups are known for their clear, natural sound and reliable performance, making them a top choice for acoustic guitarists in all genres.
In addition to pickups, Fishman produces a variety of acoustic guitar preamps and onboard electronics, such as the popular Fishman Aura Imaging Pedals and the Fishman Prefix series, which offer versatile tone shaping and feedback control options for live performance and recording.
With a dedication to innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction, Fishman continues to be a trusted choice for musicians seeking premium acoustic amplification solutions, providing reliable tools to help musicians amplify and enhance the natural sound of their instruments.
Category
Acoustic effects shape an amplified acoustic instrument while retaining the detail of its natural attack and body resonance. The category includes preamps, equalisation, compression, ambience and feedback control voiced for piezo, magnetic or microphone sources. Input impedance, notch filters, phase controls and balanced DI outputs determine how accurately the pickup signal is matched, corrected and passed to an amplifier, interface or PA.
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Voiced or equipped to retain low-frequency fundamentals and the higher headroom of a bass signal. Clean blends, crossovers and bass-specific filter ranges can preserve weight and articulation while the effected portion adds harmonics, movement or ambience.
Keeps an active buffer in the signal path when the effect is bypassed. The buffer converts a high-impedance input to a lower-impedance output, helping long cables and multiple pedals retain level and high frequencies, although its headroom and noise remain part of the path.
Raises or lowers defined frequency regions. Fixed-band graphic controls provide direct visual shaping, while parametric controls vary centre frequency and bandwidth; the available range and filter width determine whether the change is broad tonal balance or narrow corrective filtering.
Connects input directly to output through mechanical or relay switching when the effect is off, removing the active circuit from the audio path. It avoids buffer colour but leaves cable capacitance and switching design to influence high-frequency loss and possible switching noise.
